GM diet for a jump start to weight loss

Ugh, why would anyone do this to themselves? So you will "experiment" on yourself for a week and then tell us what? If you lose weight, it will be mostly water weight. You'll gain it back. And if you don't lose weight, you will report back with what we already know, this is a fake fad diet that doesn't help.

Your body isn't a car, it doesn't need a jumpstart.

Oh god. I just went to the website http://gmdietnow.com/ Run. Run now. It has all the flags. You are going to *kitten* yourself for 7 days to "cleanse" and "detox." If this weight stays off for a month I will be shocked.

laurenz2501 wrote: »

I wish we could "like" comments lol @Kamikazeflutterby & @kimny72

Agreed!!

Quick weight loss plans will help you lose weight.... which you'll just gain back when you start a more reasonable, sustainable plan. Your "GM Plan" is complete trash. Instead, let MFP help you figure out your daily calorie requirements, set a reasonable goal, and invest in yourself. THIS TAKES TIME. If you want to keep the weight off, plan on making lasting changes, not eating freakin' cabbage soup for a week. Yes, you will lose weight, and be incredibly uncomfortable with gas, bloating, diarhhea, etc.

This is not a good idea.

yoamba wrote: »

Oh boy! I've opened a can of worms here. It's unfortunate some people feel the need to be ugly when replying. Relax. I'm not someone looking for a miracle. I'm quite fit and most would consider me slender. I'm trying something out. If it sucks, I stop. I'm not committed to anything. I regret posting at all, and now I know why I haven't in the 3 years since using this app. Have fun trolling and criticizing people.

It's more criticizing the GM diet than you, although I understand from some other posters that you've been in or started this thread elsewhere. They may be criticizing that.

No one who actually likes people will support this diet. If I ever get an evil villain volcano layer, yes. I will sit back and cackle as I encourage people pooping and dehydrating themselves in the name of health. Til then, I hope these awful cleanses are recognized for what they are. Bilge.

To be clear, criticism of this harmful diet is not the same as criticism of you. This diet nor any other will magically jump starts weight loss. This diet nor any other will remove toxins. This diet nor any other extremely low calorie diet is safe for someone anywhere a healthy weight. This diet is actively harmful.




To put it in perspective, here's a day to day breakdown for anyone else considering this "experiment." I am sure I missed some magic details, as I got this information without buying anything.

Day 1.
Fruit, not bananas. Melons and apples are recommended. Even ignoring the lack of fat and protein, this is bad from a purely fuel related perspective. I doubt anyone will cram in the massive amounts needed to hit MFP's calorie goal because you'd need...

9.56 pounds of casaba melons, or
8 pounds of honeydew melons, or
6.60 pounds of watermelon, or
5.15 pounds of fuji apples

...to hit 1200 calories.

Day 2.
Eat vegetables, no fruit. One baked potato allowed in the morning. You can "enjoy" all vegetables in salad form, with white or wine vinegar, lemon and herbs for flavoring. No salad dressing, because that's just wacko. I believe beans and lentils are right out as well.

So now you need to approach MFP's minimum calorie goal with

1 baked potato 130-280 calories according to MFP

1200 calories with leafy greens would be...
17.85 pounds lettuce, or
10.16 pounds spinach, or
10 pounds cabbage.

Other vegetables would be more calorie dense and cut down on the sheer bulk, but as one of the websites I referenced specified "salad" these are the ones I looked up. Again, the volume needed to get adequate calories is ridiculous. Again, there are no fats or proteins allowed.

Day 3
Fruits and vegetables, no bananas or potatoes. One website recommended having your fruits and veggies in smoothie form this day. I assume it is because you are losing the power to chew.

Day 4
Out of pity, and because you've probably got hemmeroids by now, you are allotted 8 bananas(840 calories) and 3 glasses of milk(270-450 calories). You will need the fuel, for today the unlimited cabbage soup begins.

Day 5
Up to 20 ounces of lean beef, and exactly 6 tomatoes. Why beef? Why not. You can hit 1000 calories on just 20 ounces of 90% lean ground beef, but why nothing and then 1.25lbs of cow? Why all the weirdness? Would 5 or 7 tomatoes break the cleanse? Why not just eat like a normal human all 7 days?

Day 6
This is the day that you finally, finally get to eat in a way that resembles a normal person. Unlimited vegetables and lean protein! There's no mention that cooking oil is allowed, or fruit, or grains, and I think lentils and beans are still out.

Day 7
Brown rice, lean protein, vegetables, fruit juice (no sugar added) and relief that the madness has almost ended. You are supposedly "cleansed."


After wading through the online pit that was these diet websites I can only conclude that you are supposed to give yourself a stomach ache to rival all others. This way, when you feel like crap because you're eating like crap you may imagine toxins are being expelled. Also, when you are light headed from insufficient foods, you will feel euphorically cleansed. Don't buy into it.

So an admittedly slim and athletic dieter with demonstrably poor evaluative skills will follow a fad diet for seven days and enlighten us all with the results.

I see an infomercial in the making.